Texas Election Code
§ 61.031 — USE OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE
EL § 61.031Title 6. CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS · Ch. 61. CONDUCT OF VOTING GENERALLY · Art. B. INTERPRETER
Statute text
View on source(a)Except as provided by Subsection (b), an election officer may not use a language other than English in performing an official duty in connection with the election.
(b)If a voter cannot communicate in English, an election officer may communicate with the voter in a language that the voter and the officer understand.
Legislative history
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.